Food Safety and Security (Modification of Act’s Application to Government — Military Use) Rules 2025

No. S 717

Food Safety and Security Act 2025

Food Safety and Security
(Modification of Act’s Application to
Government — Military Use) Rules 2025

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 319(3) of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025, the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment makes the following Rules:

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1.  These Rules are the Food Safety and Security (Modification of Act’s Application to Government — Military Use) Rules 2025 and come into operation on 28 November 2025.

Definitions

2.—(1)  In these Rules —

“applicable military site” means any part of Singapore that —

(a) is or is part of —

(i) a site belonging to or occupied by or on behalf of the Singapore Armed Forces; or

(ii) a manoeuvring ground or firing ground during the continuance of any military manoeuvres or firing exercises under the Military Manoeuvres Act 1905; and

(b) is classified by the Chief of Defence Force for the purposes of these Rules because —

(i) information with respect to the whole or part of the site or ground or any activities happening within; or

(ii) damage to the whole or part of the site or ground or any facilities installed or material kept within,

would be useful to a foreign government or an enemy, or be prejudicial to the security of Singapore,

but only while the site or ground is so classified;

“general orders” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972;

“navy drinking water service” means a drinking water service —

(a) provided on board a Singapore naval vessel; and

(b) involving the supply for consumption only by people on board the same Singapore naval vessel of drinking water obtained from any drinking water production carried out on board that same vessel;

“person subject to military law” has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972;

“relevant drinking water service” means a drinking water service provided within an applicable military site —

(a) by any person subject to military law; and

(b) for consumption only by people lawfully within the same applicable military site;

“Singapore naval vessel” means —

(a) a Singapore military vessel; or

(b) a vessel wearing the State Marine Ensign under the authority of the Chief of Navy;

“site” means any place (but not a conveyance);

“vessel” includes a submarine.

(2)  Any reference in these Rules to drinking water and its supply does not include a reference to the supply of packaged drinking water.

Made on 20 November 2025.

STANLEY LOH KA LEUNG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Sustainability and
the Environment,
Singapore.

[030/01/136; AG/LEGIS/SL/111D/2025/7]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 316 of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025).